Cinsel İstismara Uğramış Ergenlerde Psikopatoloji ve Psikolojik Sağlamlık: Bir Vaka-Kontrol Çalışması Psychopathology and Psychological Resilience in Adolescents Exposed to Sexual Abuse: A Case-Control Study

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Zeyrek İ., ÖZASLAN A., TEKEOĞLU U., Fidan Y.

Gazi Medical Journal, cilt.37, sa.3, ss.399-406, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2026.4668
  • Dergi Adı: Gazi Medical Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.399-406
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of sexual abuse on adolescents by examining differences in depression, anxiety, stress, and post-traumatic stress between those with and without a history of sexual abuse. A further objective was to evaluate the role of psychological resilience, both as a differentiating factor between the groups and as a predictor of mental health outcomes within the abused group. Methods: The study included 114 adolescents (aged 12–18 years), divided into a case group of 56 with a history of sexual abuse and a control group of 58 with no such history. Participants completed the -21, the Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale, and the Child and Youth Resilience Measure-12. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance to compare the groups and hierarchical multiple regression to assess the predictive role of resilience, controlling for age and gender. Results: The case group reported significantly higher levels of depression [F(1, 109) = 13.04, p < 0.001], anxiety [F(1, 109] = 10.31, p = 0.002), stress [F(1, 109) = 6.40, p = 0.013], and post-traumatic stress [F(1, 109) = 18.62, p < 0.001], as well as lower levels of psychological resilience [F(1, 109) = 14.32, p < 0.001], compared to the control group. Within the case group, psychological resilience was a significant negative predictor of depression (β = -0.35, p = 0.011), stress (β = -0.30, p = 0.026), and post-traumatic stress (β = -0.44, p = 0.001), but not anxiety (β = −0.06, p = 0.67).